Cadetia taylori

[Bud]

Endemic to Queensland Australia, New Guinea, The Solomon Islands and Southeast Asia at sea-level to mountainous areas in rainforests, mangroves and sheltered forests, growing on rocks and trees. This orchid plant is a compact epiphyte having one fairly tough leaf per stem, generally not more than 4 or 5" in length that grows fast into a clump, often having 3 or 4 new stems growing all year round. They are free flowering, with small, white, faintly fragrant blooms that smell like anise seeds; generally borne singly on each new stem, that are long lasting. These have no pseudo bulbs: therefore they are not drought tolerant and should not be allowed to dry for long. This orchid needs no rest period. Since this is somewhat an equatorial plant, I give this warm to intermediate temperatures, night temps at or just above 60F; day temps to 85F, high humidity at least above 60%, by placing it near an electric humidifier with an oscillating fan for good air circulation. This is on the south facing window sill given weekly weakly k-lite fertilizer and seaweed mix. For good drainage, this is potted in four inched net pot filled with fine seedling sized fir bark, charcoal, lava rock, perlite and tree fern shards.

[nikkik]

This is an adorable plant and one I hadn't seen until your post. Great growing!

[Bud]

Thank You, nikkik!!!!

*I would like to add that this was first called a Bulbophyllum way back in the 1800's then it became a Dendrobium alliance; changed names three times .... and finally stopped to this final name.

[TOMMYMIAMI]

This is such a cute orchid, I love Australian species!

[Bud]

Thank You, Tommy !

* I got this a couple of years ago from Kawamoto Orchids.

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by Bud

Thank You, nikkik!!!!

*I would like to add that this was first called a Bulbophyllum way back in the 1800's then it became a Dendrobium alliance; changed names three times .... and finally stopped to this final name.

Bud,
The reluctance to split up Dendrobium means that Cadetia is now back in Dendrobium again!

[Tindomul]

Oooh, very interesting form. Nice!

[Bud]

Originally Posted by Andrew

Bud,
The reluctance to split up Dendrobium means that Cadetia is now back in Dendrobium again!

You must be right, Andrew....there is a lot of renaming and reclassification going on and I am not surprised that Cadetia is now back to Dendrobium.

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Originally Posted by Tindomul

Oooh, very interesting form. Nice!

Thank You, Tindo....

*this plant is a compact miniature that would be just right for your collection=it would love your terrarium....this is in my window sill; notice the leaves are wrinkled if it is low in humidity....so I am putting it near my humidifier and water it evenly moist.

[Tindomul]

Thanks for the advice. But how much light does it need?

[Bud]

Originally Posted by Tindomul

Thanks for the advice. But how much light does it need?

This is in a bright shaded light on the south facing window with my Dendrobiums.